FESTIVALS: CineLink Announces First Part of 2017 Selection
SARAJEVO: Seven feature film projects in early development from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Turkey have been selected for Sarajevo Film Festival's CineLink Co-production Market…
PRODUCTION: Zuzana Liová Develops Waiting
BRATISLAVA: Zuzana Liová is in development with Waiting / Čakanie, an intimate drama about a man who just turned 60 and learns that he’s dying of cancer. The principal photography…
Volhynia Dominates 2017 Polish Eagles
WARSAW: Volhynia dominated the 2017 Polish Film Award The Eagles gala held in Warsaw on 20 March 2017. The box office hit directed by Wojciech Smarzowski was awarded nine prizes…
Sofia Municipality Launches Film Strategy for Public Debate
SOFIA: The Sofia Municipality plans to implement a ten-year strategy Sofia - Creative City of Film, focusing on the creative and industrial aspects of film, and stimulating local authorities to…
Croatian Series Rest in Peace Expands to American Market
ZAGREB: Croatian TV series Rest in Peace will expand onto the American market as ‘Walter Presents’ project, which bought its license, is expanding in the US with ‘Walter Presents USA’.
FNE TV: Russian Documentary Maker Vitaly Mansky Unveils New Project in Development
FNE asked acclaimed Russian documentary maker Vitaly Mansky about his latest documentary project, which is a Czech, Latvian, Russian and German coproduction and what is the role of documentary makers…
FNE at Sofia IFF 2017: Godless Wins the 21st Sofia International Film Festival
SOFIA: Ralitza Petrova’s debut feature Godless won the Grand Prix of the international competition at the 21st Sofia International Film Festival (9-19 March 2017). The Bulgarian/Danish/French coproduction was also awarded…
FESTIVALS: 24th Febiofest Ready to Kick Off in the Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Ten films are competing in the New Europe main competition of the 24th edition of the Febiofest international film festival, which will take place in Prague from 23 to…
FNE at Let’s CEE Film Festival 2017: First Edition of Industry Days
VIENNA: FNE has teamed up with Let’s CEE Film Festival for its first edition of Let’s CEE Industry Days from 23 to 24 March in Vienna.
FNE TV: Miriam Ryndova Manager East Doc Platform
FNE asked Miriam Ryndova the manager of East Doc Platform about the challenges facing documentary makers in Central and Eastern Europe and the role played by TV and new platforms…
PRODUCTION: Slovak/Russian/Czech Coproduction Ready for Shooting
BRATISLAVA: Psychological drama The Cellar / Pivnica directed by Russian Igor Voloshin will start shooting in May 2017. The film is a Slovak/Russian/Czech coproduction set in Slovakia. The cast includes…
Art of Love Tops Polish Box Office and Gets UK Distribution
WARSAW: Michalina Wisłocka’s biopic Art of Love, which is currently number one in the general box office in Poland with more than 1.72 admissions, will be released in the UK…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Submissions Open for East Silver Market
The deadline for submissions for the 14th East Silver Market, Jihlava is 30 June 2017. The call is open for completed documentaries produced/coproduced in the region of Central and Eastern…
FNE AV Innovation: Ivan Hronec CEO of Leading Regional Player Film Europe Media Company
FNE AV Innovation: Ivan Hronec CEO of Film Europe Media Company tells us about how his company has come up with an innovative way to increase audiences for European films…
PRODUCTION: Mariana Čengel Solčanská Develops The Maidservant
BRATISLAVA: Director Mariana Čengel Solčanská starts developing The Maidservant / Slúžka, a strong feminist story placed in Vienna during WWI. Based on Hana Lasicová’s bestseller published in 2013, The Maidservant…
Warmia-Mazury Regional Film Fund Launched in Poland
OLSZTYN: The new regional film fund for Warmia and Mazury offers 115,500 EUR / 500,000 PLN of funding for film productions that will promote the region and its film professionals.
Malta Film Commission Targets India
VALLETTA: Malta Film Commission is targeting India and set its efforts on attracting Indian productions to Malta and Gozo in 2017.
FNE TV: Martin Smatlak Head of the Slovak Audiovisual Fund
Martin Smatlak head of the Slovak Audiovisual Fund spoke to FNE about the major achievements of the AVF since its inception, the results of the Slovak tax incentives and the…
GRANTS: Cyprus Announces Grants
NICOSIA: Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture announced the winners of the official funding programme for 2016-2017. The Ministry allotted 85,500 EUR as script development grants for low budget feature…
PRODUCTION: Mantas Kvedaravičius Shoots Stasis
VILNIUS: Lithuanian filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravičius is currently shooting his debut feature, the psychological drama Stasis, which is a coproduction between Lithuania, the Ukraine and France. Shooting takes place in the…
